Cyprus proceeds with vaccinations of kids aged 5 to 11 years previous towards COVID-19.
The Well being Ministry will obtain on Monday December 13 the primary dozes of vaccines for youngsters towards COVID-19, and vaccinations of kids aged 5 to 11 years previous will start on December 16 or December 20. Vaccinations will happen in all districts by appointment.
Talking throughout a press convention, the Everlasting Secretary of the Well being Ministry, Christina Yiannaki, mentioned {that a} plan has been made for vaccinations to start inside the subsequent days.
Yiannaki mentioned that the doze for youngsters is 10 micrograms, whereas in vaccines for individuals aged 12 years previous and over is 30 micrograms.
She additionally famous that it has been estimated that the vaccine is 90.7% efficient to the prevention of COVID-19 and that essentially the most typical uncomfortable side effects for youngsters aged 5 to 11 years previous are related with these for people who find themselves 12 years previous and over.
Yiannaki mentioned that till December 8, the proportion of individuals over 18 years previous who’ve been vaccinated was 85.2%, whereas 81.5% of the adults had obtained two doses of the vaccine. Furthermore 66.2% of the adults who had been entitled to get the third dose, had taken the third jab.
As regards individuals aged 16-17 years previous, the Well being Ministry`s Everlasting Secretary mentioned that 49.2% had been vaccinated with one doze, whereas 42.8% concluded their vaccination scheme.
With regard to individuals 12-15 years previous, 37.4% of them had been vaccinated with one doze, and 29.6% concluded their vaccination scheme.
Yiannaki additionally famous that 30% of the circumstances traced over the last weeks concern people as much as 18 years previous, and that till December 5, 2021, a complete of 29, 530 COVID- 19 circumstances regarding youngsters had been traced.